passive
☼ Exercise – 1 : Change the following sentences into passive voice.
- Rita did a mistake in her life.
- Raghu lost all the diamonds.
- She completes her work.
- Mahesh will do very remarkable …
☼ To change passive voice to active voice :–
How to know that the given sentence is in active voice or passive voice.
1) For passive voice the verb 3rd form is always used.
2) The verb used before past participle …
☼ Active to passive voice for order and request
(Let + object + be + verb 3rd form) :–
Examples :–
1) Shut the door.
You are ordered to shut the door. Or Let the door be shut.
2) Ple…
☼ Passive voice with Modal Auxiliaries
The verb such as can, could, may, might, should, would, must etc. are called Modal
Auxiliaries verbs.
↦ To change sentences with such verbs :–
Object + Modal Auxiliary + be …
☼ Some more examples :–
1) Who broke the glass ? (Active)
By whom was the glass broken ? (passive)
2) Did he not write the letters ? (Active)
Were the letters not written by him ? (passive)
3) Where will yo…
☼ Transformation :– Active to passive voice
Past principal of the verb must be used.
Four rules are applied in all the sentences :–
1) Subject and object will be replaced by each other.
2) In passive voice ‘verb 3rd
☼ An Example for Passive Voice :–
e.g. A poem ( or The poems ) …………………. written by Mohan.
( The above blank is filled by following ‘be’ form in different types of…
☼ Definition :– It is a form of a sentence that tells whether the action is done by the subject or the effect of the action is received by the agent (object).
∎ Active voice :– When a subject acts, the sentenc…